Authorities also said that Carranza extracted teeth for free and had built up a profitable denture business.

McLogan: “Did someone in a lab make [the] dentures or did this fake dentist do it himself?

Nassau Det. Sgt. James Watson: “It’s our belief during this investigation that Mr. Carranza actually made the dentures himself. He had a makeshift work station making denture molds and dozens of boxes of teeth.”

Police are now tracking the prevalence of bogus doctors after another one was shut down last month in nearby Roosevelt.

Carranza told police he is self taught, while getting dental tips from his sister in Honduras, who is also interested in teeth.

Both the district attorney and police department in Nassau County are urging anyone come forward with information concerning additional suspected unlicensed doctors practicing in the community.